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Mid-day 44th anniversary special: Meet Bandra’s arty aunty
Updated On: 28 July, 2023 12:55 PM IST | Mumbai | Tanishka D’Lyma
Ayesha Parikh | Gallerist | Follow the journey of this Amdavadi who established a prominent gallery in the heart of Bandra, enrichening the art landscape in the western suburbs
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Ayesha Parikh standing at the window of her gallery Art and Charlie in Bandra West. Pic/Ashish Raje
We spot Ayesha Parikh in the lane outside her Bandra gallery Art and Charlie sipping a mug of black tea. It is evident that she has carved a space of her own in the city, and we aren’t speaking about the gallery. “I sit on the bench sometimes, but mostly at the balcony where I take my break,” she says pointing to the protruding wooden structure on the gallery’s first floor, and likening her habit to older folk sitting at windows and verandas watching the street. “I have become a Bandra aunty now, too,” she laughs. Her life and routine are settled into the Pali neighbourhood, and you wouldn’t think that she came to Mumbai only a few years ago. What brought Parikh here?
She starts her story at the beginning, telling us that a close friend recently reminded her about her school-time dream to have a career in the arts. Having spent a decade in London living the corporate life, Parikh always found herself drawn to art. “I couldn’t shake this feeling that I belonged in the world of visual arts,” she recalls, “In 2019, I was 32 years old, and thought I will never again have the same energy to shift careers later in life.” In a now-or-never moment, she decided to leave her job in the UK and arrived at Mumbai’s shores. Later that year, she launched Art and Charlie, with her first project curating a wall at The Bombay Canteen with artworks by contemporary artists across India.
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